pidjones
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So, at least I can start the thread - hasn't inspired a name yet. And photos will wait until I can extract it from its parking spot in the junked-up family room. Anyway, I've wanted to do one for a while. I'm quite partial to the early naked 'wings. The Hunley - my '78 frame with '75 engine - was a blast to build into a cafe-looking custom. I wanted a stock restore, however, 1979 'wings don't come up nearly as often as the other GL1000s. I suspect it is because Honda reduced production and the buying public held off in antivipation of the 1980 release of the GL1100 with factory fairing on the Interstate models and eventual manufacturing shift to Ohio.
So I watched over the last year, bought a junker for spares (turned out not much useful from it). Found one that had been minimally customized and bought it. I've already removed the short pieces of 7/8" tubing it had for handlebars and mounted the correct ones, bought an ebay tail light (the bike came with the original handlebars and tail light/turn signal frame). Found a 75/76 seat that needs a new cover so I'll put a 78/79 cover on it.
The full vetter set that came with it had already been removed, and yesterday I removed the pigtail for the Vetters from the wiring harness inside the headlight, and found it infested with Scotch-locks! Looks like a day or so of carefully applying shrink tubing or liquid electrical tape to heal the wounds from the electrical Herpes a PO has left it with. I can;t believe that there are actually YouTube videos on how to use these nasty things. Here is the best method - DON'T! They cut strands, destroy insulation integrity, and make a very poor electrical connection. The Vetter set is going with a Time Warp Vintage Motorcycle Club member to the swap meet at Barber.
So, I'll keep this thread up as things develop. Not planning a true conquers build as that would cost way too much, and I just want it showroom-stock but not show quality. The project bike came with a Dyna S installed, but I plan to run points on it, at least at first. There is an experiment with Ford TFI modules that I want to try, and the Dyna S unit may get swapped to the Hunley for next summer.
Have yet to dig in to anything else. Noticed the radiator looks dry, and haven't tried to start it but that will wait until after Barber because I just don't have room to do more than minor things until the show season is over and the Hunley swaps with it for hibernation. Or I get the family room half of the basement cleared out. So, after Barber.
So I watched over the last year, bought a junker for spares (turned out not much useful from it). Found one that had been minimally customized and bought it. I've already removed the short pieces of 7/8" tubing it had for handlebars and mounted the correct ones, bought an ebay tail light (the bike came with the original handlebars and tail light/turn signal frame). Found a 75/76 seat that needs a new cover so I'll put a 78/79 cover on it.
The full vetter set that came with it had already been removed, and yesterday I removed the pigtail for the Vetters from the wiring harness inside the headlight, and found it infested with Scotch-locks! Looks like a day or so of carefully applying shrink tubing or liquid electrical tape to heal the wounds from the electrical Herpes a PO has left it with. I can;t believe that there are actually YouTube videos on how to use these nasty things. Here is the best method - DON'T! They cut strands, destroy insulation integrity, and make a very poor electrical connection. The Vetter set is going with a Time Warp Vintage Motorcycle Club member to the swap meet at Barber.
So, I'll keep this thread up as things develop. Not planning a true conquers build as that would cost way too much, and I just want it showroom-stock but not show quality. The project bike came with a Dyna S installed, but I plan to run points on it, at least at first. There is an experiment with Ford TFI modules that I want to try, and the Dyna S unit may get swapped to the Hunley for next summer.
Have yet to dig in to anything else. Noticed the radiator looks dry, and haven't tried to start it but that will wait until after Barber because I just don't have room to do more than minor things until the show season is over and the Hunley swaps with it for hibernation. Or I get the family room half of the basement cleared out. So, after Barber.